Safety and efficacy data from Phase III trial of BNT162b2 vaccine published
Pfizer and BioNTech's data on BNT162b2, their COVID-19 vaccine, has been published in a new scientific paper, demonstrating its 95 percent efficacy rate.
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Pfizer and BioNTech's data on BNT162b2, their COVID-19 vaccine, has been published in a new scientific paper, demonstrating its 95 percent efficacy rate.
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The concluded Phase III study of BNT162b2 met all primary efficacy endpoints, with a consistent 95 percent efficacy across all patient populations.
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